pre ‧ dict ‧ a ‧ ble AC /prɪˈdɪktəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ prediction , ↑ predictability ≠ ↑ unpredictability , ↑ predictor ; adjective : ↑ predictable ≠ ↑ unpredictable , ↑ predictive ; verb : ↑ predict ; adverb : ↑ predictably ≠ ↑ unpredictably ]
if something or someone is predictable, you know what will happen or what they will do – sometimes used to show disapproval:
The snow had a predictable effect on traffic.
an entertaining but predictable film
Logan’s reaction was predictable.
—predictably adverb [sentence adverb] :
Predictably, no one was home when I called.
—predictability /prɪˌdɪktəˈbɪləti, prɪˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]